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• North African White-toothed Shrew Crocidura pachyura

  

  The North African white-toothed shrew is native to North Africa. Populations on Mediterranean islands were introduced by people.

• Black Manakin Xenopipo atronitens

  

  This manakin uses low forest on nutrient-poor soils. Males are glossy black and females dark olive; the account reports it in Peru and also in Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia.

• Gray Slender Opossum Marmosops (Marmosops) incanus

  

  Males are larger than females, and coat color varies with age and region. It lives along the Atlantic coast of eastern Brazil and searches for insects on both the ground and in trees.

• Ochre-collared Monarch Arses insularis

  

  This monarch flycatcher occurs in northern New Guinea and on Yapen Island, from lowlands into the mountains. Males contrast black and white with an ochre collar; females are more subdued and brown-toned.

• Geoffroy's Tamarin Oedipomidas geoffroyi

  

  This small monkey occurs from Colombia's Pacific coast into Panama. It uses primary and secondary forest, including secondary growth with large trees, and can be found near cultivated areas.

• Javan Frogmouth Batrachostomus javensis

  

  The Javan Frogmouth is a nocturnal bird endemic to Java, Indonesia. It has brown mottled plumage and rests on branches by day.

• Little Pocket Mouse Perognathus longimembris

  This very small-bodied mouse mainly eats seeds. It is active at night and plugs its burrow entrance during the day.

• Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis

  Endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, this reed warbler has a dun-brown back and warm buff underparts. It uses densely vegetated places such as reedbeds, scrub, and plantations.

• Bolivian Squirrel Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) ignitus

  The Bolivian squirrel lives in trees in South American mountain forests. It has an ocher or brown back, orange lower face and belly, and a rusty-red tail.

• Eastern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes filholi

  This penguin breeds on subantarctic islands around New Zealand and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean, then spends much of the non-breeding season at sea. It is treated as distinct from related rockhopper penguins.

• Mareeba Rock Wallaby Petrogale mareeba

  A grey to brown rock-wallaby with a pale cheek stripe, it lives in rocky habitat in northern Queensland. At Granite Gorge, provisioned animals began afternoon activity earlier.

• Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii

  This fruiteater occurs in Andean forest from southern Colombia through Ecuador to northern Peru. It eats mainly fruit and forages in the lower and middle forest levels.

• Long-clawed Marsupial Mouse Neophascogale lorentzii

  This marsupial lives in New Guinea's montane forests. A local field guide describes a pointed snout, thick bronze-tipped fur, and a bushy tail. Researchers note that much of its natural history remains poorly known.

• Spotted Crake Porzana porzana

  The Spotted Crake is marked by dense white spots on its gray breast. It searches among plants in shallow freshwater wetlands for small aquatic animals and plants.

• Ash-colored Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys cinereus

  This mouse has soft, dense gray fur and is active on the ground at night. The account notes that the name may cover a species complex.

• Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia edward

  Its glossy green plumage and white belly are distinctive. The distribution entry here is one 2021 observation in Panama.

• Common Noctule Nyctalus noctula

  A large bat with reddish-brown fur and rounded ears. In Britain, it roosts in tree holes and emerges early in the evening to catch insects.

• Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri

  The male Straw-tailed Whydah grows a very long tail in breeding plumage and shows bold black-and-pale markings. It feeds on seeds on the ground in dry savanna.

• Sumatran Serow Capricornis sumatraensis

  The Sumatran serow has a dark coat and backward-pointing horns. It lives mainly in mountain forests and near cliffs.

• Western Corella Cacatua pastinator

  This white cockatoo is native only to Western Australia. Its subspecies occupy different areas within the state.

• Manchurian Hare Lepus mandshuricus

  This hare has thick, long fur, a gray to rust-brown back, and pale underside. Some individuals become paler in winter.

• Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus

  A bird with sandy, patterned plumage and large eyes. In Britain, it breeds in places with sparse vegetation.

• Salim Ali's Fruit Bat Latidens salimalii

  This uncommon fruit bat lives in Tamil Nadu, southern India. It roosts in cave clusters and leaves to fly in the evening.

• Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea

  Males are black and white while females are brownish; the species lives in wet habitats and lowland forest in central and eastern Africa and eats insects.